How to cut coving like a PRO (EASY) 

Thank you for watching and your comment is much appreciated. I'll be doing a follow up video next where I get it to a finish ready for painting 🖌️ :)

Me too, that's why I built the mitre box which worked great the first time. The next install I done, it was way out which is when I realised the coving isn't the size it claims to be. Now before I install coving the first thing I do is check its size and adjust the mitre box accordingly and since then I've not had a problem. Thanks for watching, have a great day 👍

I'm on one right the walls and ceiling are a right shape 🥴

Hi Terry, you can do of course. I have in the past but I wouldn't say that's easier, especially for a DIYer. Ideally you would cut the face of the cove to get a cleaner cut but that involves flipping your mitre upside down which is where a lot of people come unstuck and make mistakes. I created this video to try make the process easier to help DIYers. Thanks for watching, it is much appreciated 👍

Haha it needed to show on the camera, it was a small pencil line originally 🤣

Each to their own I know but I like coving as it helps to bring back crisp straight lines to old walls and ceilings that are no longer straight.

You mean like 135 degrees or just slightly off 90?

@@DIYTipstricksandhacksWhat does it matter, there is a basic procedure, tell him 🤷🏻‍♀️

Draw your width line on the ceiling either side of the corner. Draw a line from the corner through where your two lines cross and you have your funky angle

@@chrisgregory8527 Correct 😀

Absolutely, the joys of old houses. I would rather my old home than one of these thrown together new builds though.

Thanks for watching Paul. Absolutely, I would be happy to :)

Hi a managed to get a hold of a mitre coving box do you know how I would go about cutting a coving stop end just trying to figure out the angle as am coving my hall way downstairs but a want it to come to a stop when the ceiling arches up stairs ?

@@paul-fk7de Hi Paul I'm glad to hear you have a mitre box, I've recorded one of me making a box, I haven't had the chance to edit and upload it yet though. It's difficult to explain in a comment but I will make a video 1st thing tomorrow morning and upload it straight away for you.

@DIYTipstricksandhacks Thank you so much for taking the time to help me 👍👍

Get a metal wondermitre tool perfect mitre every time it rests on face of coving & handsaw leans against it when cutting does internal & external joints plus stopped ends

Thanks for the comment it's really helpful. The idea of cutting it this way is to try and make it less confusing, cutting into the face means you have to flip the mitre upside down. The pins are there to help support the coving in roughly the right position. This video was never going to be of any use to someone like yourself, you are a professional who could probably do this with your eyes closed. This video was aimed at a DIYer. Thank you for watching, have a good day!

@@DIYTipstricksandhacksdon’t understand him m8 cus the reason you get bad mitres is because it’s not measured down the wall right, he must have a good eye but you always get one know it all even though it’s for diyers, good video👍

One of the most depressing, unconstructive & miserable comments I've ever seen on RU-vid. Question: with 35 years of experience fitting coving why were you even watching the vid in the first place? No need to reply, most of us already know...

That's because you're a master with the easy fill. You're right though, if I were on site and on price I wouldn't put half as much effort into it because I know I could make it look good by the time I'm done with filler and caulk.

@@DIYTipstricksandhacks or coving adhesive decorators pick up the rest another thing is I don’t no the last time I see a straight plasterboard ceiling